Drummer reacts to "Revolution" by The Beatles

So.... who's gonna tell them? That was NUTS... I haven't really seen them in action like this before and of course it's the song they go full steam ahead! That was heavy... they really did prove they could rock with the best of them right here.
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[@fleegerbriggs5694]

The Beatles are the greatest band ever. Always will be.

[@robertrouse4503]

A quick note: The Beatles only recorded from 1962 to 1969, just seven years. They have sold 800-million albums worldwide and 1.6-billion singles worldwide. The Rolling Stones have been together for 60 years and still haven't eclipsed those sales.

[@sueprator9314]

Wow! I never heard the numbers comparative between the 2 Brit groups of our generation - interesting. However in fairness to Brit groups there were so many more as well

[@rogerhoward4634]

And when they decided that's it, none of them were even 30.

[@wendyryder2708]

Of course! The Beatles FOREVER!

[@ricklocke1187]

@@wendyryder2708e

[@richgaluppo4417]

That would be 8 years. I love me both; but a going into their 8th decade of live shows for RS is not a bad stat.

[@blitztim6416]

People forget they cut their chops being a great rock and roll band before and after becoming famous. They could rock.

[@spacecadet35]

They were originally a Skiffle band. Then became Mersey Beat, then became Rock'n'Roll, then became many other musical styles.

[@jnagarya519]

@@spacecadet35 Their central inspirations were rock and rollers from the beginning; the "skiffle" hits that inspired them as kids were US folk/blues songs played fast as if "jazz". They just didn't limit themselves to "boy band" tastes. Many "fans" can't deal with that because they limit themselves.

[@heartbreakkind]

The live performance on a rooftop is a must!

[@naytonestew7202]

You forget that the Beatles are a Rock 'n' Roll band. They're a professional live (live!) band. They rock.

[@senecakw]

No question they were a great live band but in this case I'm pretty sure they were lip synching, not playing live.

[@Katt-._.7.]

It was live but with a backing track

[@craighawkins3137]

@@senecakwyes definitely live with a backing track - not unusual at all for a television performance from back in the day.

[@spacecadet35]

They were much, much more than just a Rock'n'Roll band. The answer to "what musical genre are the Beatles?", the correct answer is "yes". They also performed in at least 13 different musical genres. and when they ran out of musical genres, they made their own. They either created or helped inspire the creation of hard rock, psychedelic rock, prog rock and heavy metal. They had the freedom and money to do whatever music they liked, so they did.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

For a time their genre was "Whatever the drunk sailors in Hamburg wanted to hear." So they learned every kind of music from the day's newest rock and roll to rhythm and blues to numbers from Broadway musicals. Then after their early days of recording (63/64/65) their genre became "whatever the hell we want to play."

[@stanleynykaza9042]

Ditto:The live performance on a rooftop is a must!

[@mariomf1644]

This is one of the best examples that Ringo didn't need to play excessively fast or do a lot of rolls on the drums, he simply provided what each song needed. That's why he is a great drummer

[@DaveMcIroy]

Yeah, he should have never left Rory.

[@mrfester42]

Ringo very, very rarely played any rolls and when he did, they were hardly rolls at all. He hated playing rolls.

[@kevinsebastian120]

@@DaveMcIroy Why?

[@DaveMcIroy]

@@kevinsebastian120, cause Rory was a success.

[@kevinsebastian120]

@@DaveMcIroy the Beatles were too.

[@richarddefortuna2252]

The vocals were live. The rest was the studio instrumental track.

[@danmayberry1185]

Oh, that accounts for the Revolution 1 backing vocals.

[@neilwinchester9187]

Late era Beatles are underrated in many ways. They really were a tight band that could rock out when they chose.

[@L33Reacts]

Yeah this was them showing the world they can rock with the best of them, as that music critic said. This was heavy like helter skelter!

[@jonathanmarkham1998]

Amazing band but not underrated by almost any measure. Late era Beatles is very highly regarded in terms of their legacy.

[@36karpatoruski]

Not sure who underrated them then, or who does now - maybe people that never listened. No one I knew ever did. Their sales, critical acclaim by both fans, other rock artists, professional reviewers and critics , and legacy is unmatched, incomparable, and unmistakable.

[@neilwinchester9187]

Too often the Beatles have been described as a pop band, not really rock and rollers. Songs like Revolution proves they could rock with the best of them when they chose to do so. That is what I meant by underrated in a way. Also, I feel that mu h of the Let it Be/Get Back music has been disregarded when compared to other works. Certainly, Abbey Road is widely respected. But most of the Let it Be material along with Songs like Old Brown Shoe and, Don't Let Me Down until the Get Back film were pretty obscure for Beatles' tunes. That's what I meant. Just my opinion.

[@jnagarya519]

@@jonathanmarkham1998 Their entire career is highly regarded by those who know how to STOP AND LISTEN. I've several times requested "reactions" to "Because" (on "Abbey Road"), but have seen only one. Those who flit from on thing to another, never topping to listen in their search for so-called "bangers" are likely to totally ignore it. But it is totally amazing.

[@umpdaddy1]

The Beatles were a tight rock band that honed their craft with untold hours playing clubs and dance halls. Ringo was ALWAYS in the pocket. The rooftop concert was an iconic moment in rock history and worth a watch. The great Billy Preston on keys on the rooftop.

[@mikedickenson7199]

One thing to remember is that none of the Beatles were 30 at this time.

[@bruce-e-bonus]

They were 25, 26, 27 and 28. Which is nice

[@pjmoseley243]

@@bruce-e-bonus every person knew their names as well as ages.

[@matthewbergey7153]

And?

[@bruce-e-bonus]

@@pjmoseley243 I didn't know their exact ages when they did this. I just liked the spread

[@mikewa2]

@@matthewbergey7153and this was almost their last performance. They had done it all in 10 years

[@KurtSauers-mi5ev]

I had heard once that “people “ said they couldn’t rock anymore and this was the answer

[@CuimhnighArLuimneach]

Wait 'til you hear "Helter Skelter"! Keep up the good work!

[@MrKeychange]

He already has. There's a reaction to it.

[@ozmaile7938]

Early touring Beatles (before and after fame) Were a SUPER TIGHT live band

[@DaBadger354]

I'm reading a book by Malcom Gladwell called "Outliers" and in one chapter he talks about how the Beatles by the time they came to the US had played together on stage, mostly in the Cavern Club in Germany and other places, about 1200 times. They had honed their craft and stage presence over many years before they were an overnight success.

[@ozmaile7938]

@@DaBadger354 Yea and once Ringo came on board they really got tight....He was know as a human metronome. Spot on rhythm never sped up or slowed down

[@sourisvoleur4854]

@@ozmaile7938 Ringo's reliability made it reallly easy to do takes in the studio because all the takes had exactly the same speed.

[@JohnCee754]

I grew up with The Beatles in the 60's, when rock music was changing and growing every single year -- and these guys were leading the pack. Man, what a time to be alive when all you could say was "what will they be coming up with next?" I'm so glad to see the young people of today catching the vibe.

[@Chess8548]

Love the rawness of this tune. Most of their music is clean…and beautiful. This one rocks.

[@normankennith7919]

i thought the distortion made the song even better!!

[@jnagarya519]

It kicks ass.

[@lonniekramlich6241]

I always loved this track, didn't know that I liked grunge !! 😲🤔😏♥️😎🤘

[@jnagarya519]

@@lonniekramlich6241 Back then there was "garage rock" -- that label was typically applied to barely proficient bands. So that label doesn't apply to "The Beatles". The "Grunge" label didn't exist until the late 1980s, whereas "The Beatles" broke up in 1970.

[@lonniekramlich6241]

@jnagarya519 I'm just saying that there wasn't a name for that sound back then. My dad's generation called that sound noise.😄

[@lindylufromoz5111]

Isn't it wonderful? I'm glad you did this video too. Love that video. I can never stop staring at George. He is such a master of his guitars, and he became a fantastic songwriter as they progressed, and oh! he is SO handsome. I have a huge George bias if you couldn't tell. Yeah I love them all, but Harrison has always blown my mind, soul, ears & eyes. xx Linda / LindyLu from OZ

[@lindataggart9076]

I love the Beatles faces the closer the better...

[@sueprator9314]

Right? Not sure why the close ups were off putting for our host here but...I like his reactions

[@L33Reacts]

It was just the angle and the close ups over and over on John's face that were kinda funny. Nothing like what you're thinking lol

[@donengland9140]

They focus on their faces, was because they were singing to a backing track. They were playing any instruments

[@russallert]

The video is actually from their appearance on the David Frost Show on BBC (the same show where they also did Hey Jude with the audience surrounding them and singing along). Due to silly musicians' union rules of the time (both in the UK and the US), they weren't technically allowed to lip-sync on TV. But TV and live sound quality in 1968 was still lagging behind studio sound quality (one of the reasons The Beatles quit touring and doing most TV shows), and hauling amps and sound systems along with guitars and drums to the TV studio for a couple of songs was a pain. So a common trick at that time was for the bands on TV to mime playing their instruments to their record (or sometimes to a new recorded track done for the TV show), while the vocals were live. The Beatles are definitely singing live here, but not playing live. That accounts for things like the "out - in" and the doo-wop back-up vocals, which are on the studio recording of the slower Revolution 1 track on the White Album, but not on the Revolution single.

[@danmayberry1185]

Interesting! I watched Frost from Canada, but never heard of the union work-around. That must explain artists being forced to use the BBC Orchestra.

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

FUN FACT..When JOHN sings you can count me out days IN Straight after OUT

[@deanroddey2881]

They were metal before metal was metal. This, "I Want You (She's So Heavy)", and "Helter Skelter" are sort of prototypes for metal to come. If you want some more good life stuff, check out the rooftop gig at the end of the Let It Be recording sessions.

[@user-tu5ej5lg2c]

Have you noticed when John sings "when you talk about destruction don't you know that you can count me out" he turns his head and says "in". He was unsure.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

he liked ambiguity

[@damonhines8187]

Ambivalent/mischievous. 😊😅❤

[@sueprator9314]

Makes sense - HE WAS A LIBRA

[@WilliamWiest1959]

John was unfortunately a woman abuser.

[@lsmith992]

​@sueprator9314 Can't make up his mind.

[@andrewcole3736]

If you want to see them in action, start playing songs from the rooftop concert. It’s awesome and the last time they played live together.

[@davitofarito]

They're miming the instruments to the studio backing track (hence Nicky Hopkin's electric piano), but the vocals are live

[@sourisvoleur4854]

Except the last "all right" since John had already stepped back from the microphone when that comes.

[@bruce-e-bonus]

Seems a shame when they were such a great live band. It's a promo video through - I guess they got what they needed at the time.

[@davitofarito]

@@sourisvoleur4854Yep you can hear that the last couple of "alrights" are from the studio release. They would have been on the tape, and when they were mixing the video they probably brought up the fader on that original vocal track BECAUSE he backed off of the microphone at the end.

[@HidingFromFate]

Makes sense, thanks. This one always seemed like a weird jumping around mix of live and studio.@@davitofarito

[@jpmnewyork]

Also note that this combines elements of the album and single versions: the "shoo be doo wah" vocals they added to the backing track here are not on the single release, but are part of the slower album version.

[@danmayberry1185]

You talked over the most iconic intro in history, bro. ❤

[@vpardi1]

Yeah, I caught that too, but then the man said he is tired and had a family tragedy. maybe not in perfect synch on this video, but I sure enjoyed watching his honest enjoyment and of course amazement.

[@beatlejim64]

If you want to see a great live performance...look up the Beatles live in Melbourne Australia on June 17, 1964. It was filmed at Festival Hall for TV. 1964 was the year they took over the world. It's a great video..."She Loves You"..."Twist and Shout"...Can't Buy Me Love"...check it out. It's on You Tube.

[@mrbungalowwillie]

Nicky Hopkins on the electric piano solo!

[@MrDiddyDee]

Yeah, Nicky is the unsung hero of this track, he really lifts that middle section with his electric piano break. He's mostly an unsung hero as far as the general public's awareness goes, even though he's contributed sessions with most of the very biggest names of the 1960's and 70's. He continued contributing to each of The Beatles solo work, along with sessions for The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, The Hollies, Badfinger, Carly Simon, Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart and so many more.

[@Brandi6666]

Oh wait i thought preston was the 5 th beatle🤣🤣🤣🤣 i fucking hate every time some clown says that. 😂😂😂 obviously not beatle fans just anothe blm member😮

[@daniellinehan7254]

Thanks for the info. My first thought was Billy Preston, but no, he didn't work with them until Get Back/Let It Be. I love Nicky's intro to "Monkey Man" by the Stones.

[@johnmullins9250]

Absolutely slays it

[@manny4552]

The greatest recording act in the history of the planet

[@ricklocke1187]

Hands down no comparison the greatest ever I’m 6 5 now and they have been a constant in my life if I live another 65 I’ll never see their like again

[@manny4552]

@@ricklocke1187 I'm 63... And people who never experienced it can't imagine how huge they got .. they were probably the most famous people who ever lived except religious figures and world leaders... And they never needed a web site

[@renemokum]

'Don't Let Me Down' from the rooftop concert is another great live track. As far as rocking out, you can't go wrong with 'Oh! Darling' and 'Helter Kelter.' And I would add 'Hey Bulldog' and 'Lady Madonna' just for good measures.

[@jnagarya519]

Go back and start at the beginning. Get used to the fact that they weren't ONLY a rock band -- though they could kick ass at that.

[@davidclaycomb5496]

I love love love this version! As a 13 year old, and deeply into this band, watching this blew me away. Still does. Shoopy-do-ah indeed!

[@jeffreythaw3333]

Revolution No. 9 is not a song. It is a musique concrete sound collage that has much more in common with the work of composer Iannis Xenakis than with any sort of popular music forms. The other Revolution can be found on the White Album which is pretty much the same as this one albeit slowed down and more bluesy.

[@b3stanga697]

It’s even better when played backwards!

[@DocRock71]

I find #9 to be unlistenable and an unpleasant and unsettling experience. I decided after the 3rd listen through that I'd never listen to it again, and haven't. The only truly horrible "song" if you can call it that, the Beatles ever recorded, and it's not close.

[@OroborusFMA]

Revolution 9 is a great track. It's weird that John had to be talked into recording this "tougher" version of Revolution. He always wanted to slow things down - which is why his 70s solo tunes are so monotonous and similar.

[@DocRock71]

@@OroborusFMA I think you are referring to Revolution #1, the slowed down version, not #9, a "great track" it most certainly is not. It's random noises and experimenting with tape loops and stuff. It can hardly even be considered a "song". Pretentious and supremely self-indulgent to the 9th degree. It's proof that the Beatles weren't perfect and even they could record a horrible track. WDWDINTR is Bach compared to #9. LOL

[@Midnightmidway]

Yeah I always felt No. 9 could have been left off the album. Never cared for Honey Pie either but everything else on that album is great

[@Kathmak]

I'm grateful for the Beatles, too. Thank you for delving into this exceptional band.

[@anthonyblakely399]

The Beatles, "Oh Darling, " is the next studio song you should react to. Great soulful blues song!!!

[@davidclaycomb5496]

So many years later the vocals still floor me. Most people know the story about Paul coming in early to record his vocals, all that….but I think when a song like Oh Darling makes such an impression that you can remember when and where you were when you first heard it, that says something.

[@KurtSauers-mi5ev]

There’s the Beatles and everyone else. The rooftop is the best. It touches me every time

[@L33Reacts]

I’m actually gonna do some stuff from the rooftop concert soon. It’s time. lol

[@stevedahlberg8680]

That is one of my favorite intros in rock music. And boy if you want to hear blistering, check out Helter Skelter with Paul taking the lead. A lot of people consider it as the very first version of heavy metal. Also, there is a ton of old black and white and some of its in color footage of The Beatles in their earlier years when they were touring all the time and making the movies and stuff. It's just some great songs and great moments and interaction with the audience and the police now and then. It's just all kinds of stuff and that is truly fascinating to me to see them play in all these different situations. There's one where they're playing in what looks like a boxing arena on a boxing stage, and between every song, the stage would in a really jerky way mechanically rotate 90° and Ringo's drums were always falling off the back and he had to keep grabbing them, laugh. The audience is loud and chaotic.

[@gettinhungrig8806]

In that case I'd say this song was the first heavy metal. John's 'Revolution' preceded the recording of 'Helter Skelter by several weeks.

[@MrKeychange]

He already reacted to Helter Skelter

[@jnagarya519]

A lot of people who weren't alive at the time. In the Summer of 1968 -- "The Beatles" was released in November, 1968 -- there was debate about who invented -- the informal label -- "hard rock". The candidates were "The Kinks" and "The Yardbirds". "Heavy Metal" was a dynamics-less abomination "invented" in the early 1970s when all that matter was VOLUME. And, after "The Beatles" broke up, rock splintered into all sorts of pseudo-"genre," and those trying to be extra-"freaky" went negative, and there was a ton of paranoid crap. By the 1980s practically every band was claiming it was its own "genre". The worst of the stupidity was "Alternative Rock". To what was it the claimed "Alternative"? To ROCK. So much ultracompetitive bullshit.

[@user-we2yt5on9b]

A huge tragedy that the concerts became so insane that they could no longer perform on stage. 1966. So many forget that they learned and honed their craft as musicians in live performances.

[@solentbum]

The audio quality was as it was supposed to be. It was recorded exactly like that. It's part of the meaning behind the song.

[@dcg4mn]

Exactly: it was INTENDED as fuzzy raw and distorted. If there’s one thing the Beatles knew it was PRODUCTION - everything sounded exactly as they wanted.

[@dcg4mn]

As you discovered, this is more than - or not even - a “music video” - it’s a live performance and they ROCK! You’ve quite a few harder and bluesier songs to discover ✊🏽

[@jonathan.palfrey]

There are recordings of the Beatles playing live in the early 1960s. I remember one from Stockholm with a relatively restrained audience (not screaming). And there’s the “Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years” film, released in 2016, covering their live performances from 1962 to 1966.

[@bobguitarlearner8007]

yes, directed by Ron Howard

[@blueycarlton]

The Beatles in Melbourne 1964 is the best recorded Beatles live concert from that era.

[@martingifford5415]

The roof was their last live performance. I think they did "Don't let me down" and "I've got a feeling" and "Get back". Cops came and closed it down due to neighbour complaints!

[@braudabo]

And Dig a pony, One after 909. They played the other songs 2 times each. Get back 3x.

[@jnagarya519]

The biggest band in the world and they were shut down for playing TOO LOUD! That attitude goes all the way back to the beginnings of rock and roll in the 1950s -- "TURN IT DOWN!" the parents YELLED!

[@braudabo]

@@jnagarya519 Well, in the middle of London, at lunchtime, on a working day, at an unannounced concert, the volume law is not suspended for the Beatles either. There was also a fear, that traffic could collapse, if more people went there. The thing was also planned. The Beatles hoped, to be arrested by the police, in order to have a spectacular ending to the film Let It Be.

[@James-hd6ez]

​@jnagarya519 Reminds of the line in the Bob Dylan song "Highlands " when he sings " I was listening to Neil Young ,and someone yelled turn it down!" 😆 love Neil Young and Bob Dylan and the greatest of them all The Beatles, music today is mostly bought and paid for if you know what I mean?

[@jnagarya519]

@@braudabo The biggest band in the world, and PRIVATE BUSINESS assholes called the cops. Paul liked the fantasy of them being arrested as end to the film -- but he was talking about the Parliament. So, no: none of it was planned. For at least a month they'd been kicking around the idea of a public performance, and various places, and even including speculation about buying an island. George was against it, and none of that came to be. Then, at the last minute, they spontaneously decided to play on the roof of the building they were in.

[@rghilino6734]

In my opinion this is the greatest rock song of all time. All aspects of this song are perfect.

[@robertsaul234]

Yes, Hey Jude with another live vocal. For more Beatles "in action" there's "Hey Bulldog", and everysong from their rooftop concert 🔥🔥🔥🔥🦱🦱🦱🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️✌🤟

[@newodkin]

That "Hey Bulldog" video is actually them singing "Lady Madonna!" You can read their lips! The other song was dubbed over the footage for some reason!

[@sg1rob]

@@newodkinIt’s the other way around. It was originally released as a Lady Madonna video, then they released it with the original vocals and music. The vocals are live and the instrumental was prerecorded.

[@robertsaul234]

@@newodkin the promo film for Lady Madonna was released using footage from Hey Bulldog. It was reedited much later for the correct song which is Hey Bulldog. John didn't sing Lady Madonna and he's clearly the lead vocalist in the Hey Bulldog promo.

[@ednieto05]

You should check out videos from their live performance from their January 1969 rooftop concert in London that was used for Get Back. Amazing performances of "Get Back" "I've Got a Feeling" "Don't Let Me Down" "Dig a Pony" "One after 909" - you can really see their tightness and greatness as a live band with Billy Preston on keyboards. Ringo really steals the show in many ways!

[@ddthor]

When they were touring they were the tightest, best rehearsed band around.

[@tomenrico6199]

“Revolution #1” is a slowed down version of the song. Less rock edge but more focus on the lyrics. Definitely worth a listen. “Revolution #9” is John's highly experimental project. Probably not something you'll return to often.

[@maxwellmurdoc9256]

My Father bought the White Album new and brought it home to me a 7 year old moody kid. Much to my parents dismay, I played Revolution #9 non stop until I was forced to stop. That song actually shaped the kind of music I still enjoy to this day.

[@genebaughbba3479]

Watching them work the mics live is always a treat.

[@kjellcarlsson5639]

If you want to see them live, check out the rooftop session from the album Let It Be. Recorded January 30 , -69.

[@jaggerone1]

The audio was great! Just like the record with all those distorted guitars cranked up to 11.

[@debjorgo]

I agree. This was Rock in '68. A lot of fuzz and feedback!

[@robabiera733]

There are all kinds of videos on KZbin now with the Beatles performing live concerts in their early days when they were still touring. The "Eight Days A Week" documentary is absolutely a must-see! Also, the "Get Back" documentary is a good look at their later career and features footage of their live performance from their rooftop concert.

[@sueprator9314]

Growing up w/the Beatles there is no comparision to the emotions I get from Rubber Soul and on compared to their early cutsy years. I was 14 in 1964 and it was ok for awhile but there was so much going on in our World and so many other music styles to be pulled into (Motown, increasingly hard rock, even the Beach Boys) but Rubber Soul brought me back to the Beatles.

[@shemanic1]

One of their greatest Rock tunes & one I still spin on vinyl 45.

[@benoitrenaud519]

Interesting mix of a live performance and the single studio version. They are the ultimate rock band.

[@L33Reacts]

They really are my friend. I love them so much! I jumped down the rabbit hole hands first and it's been such a boon to my life. Just within a few months, too 😊

[@donw804]

The Beatles were the epitome of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts.

[@wouterdemuyt1013]

If you want to see their on stage energy, watch The Beatles live at the NME poll. You just have to ignore the "person" presenting at the very beginning of the clip. The performance itself is... wow!!!

[@bobtausworthe]

The sounds not bad. They went for high distortion by design. John's guitar is plugged directly into the mixing board so they could overdrive it

[@christinawoolley6206]

In a recent interview, Paul McCartney remembered how when Ringo first jammed with them, they thought ok! He’s setting the beat now let’s go! Previously, John’s school mate was the drummer but wasn’t at the same level…at all. Although Ringo never got the same accolades, the group was extremely happy with his addition!

[@leekitchen8390]

Want more live Beatles? Check out the rooftop concert. Recorded on the roof at Abbey Road studio, and the last time seen in live performance.

[@seanjockel43]

It was not the roof of Abbey Road studios. It was the roof of Apple Headquarters which had a brand new studio in the basement

[@leekitchen8390]

@seanjockel43 Thanks for the correction.I knew that. Guess I had a malfunction.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

@@seanjockel43 Although the studio in the basement was of questionable quality since "Magic Alex" wasn't nearly as competent as he claimed.

[@donengland9140]

This song wasn’t live Beatles. On the vocals were, the instruments were a backing track of the single. Still great though

[@tdgallagher218]

The absolute best version of this song (not meaning Revolution #1 or #9, ofc) is the remix that was released on the Love/Cirque du Soleil CD. In this version, the audio for John and George's guitars are indistinguishable, whereas in the remixed version, their guitars are separated and can be heard in different speakers. The distortion on the original is so intense, it makes it virtually impossible to hear the two guitars. In the remix, the guitars are still heavily distorted, but they are a lot easier to appreciate and you can clearly hear what each of them are playing. It sounds as though it's a completely different song. I love it. I implore you to check it out--it's awesome. btw: the unseen keyboard player on this song is Nicky Hopkins, who played with the Rolling Stones for many years.

[@thekingcobra63]

No doubt the greatest rock band of all time😊

[@ritagryphon222]

"Running around doing crazy shit" was something completely new in the early sixties. Before that, the teenagers (and the kids) would act and dress like adults. They not only revolutionized music, they introduced a whole new, playful, permissive way of relating to life and the world. Appreciate your reactions 🖤

[@Terry-dl4nf]

Great reaction ... when I first heard this as a teenager in the late 60's I was so excited .... and here you are, 50 years later, feeling that same excitement. The Beatles began life as a Rock Band, and that was always at the core of their music, and this was hard core rock! Thanks.

[@jnagarya519]

The audio was GREAT -- _L-L-L-L-O-O-O-O-U-U-U-U-D-D-D-D!_ And John is the distorted guitar. And at the same time relaxed and spontaneous -- "Bom-Shoo-Be-Do-Wah!" -- WHAT!?

[@geob3963]

You know it’s gonna be alright.

[@flashnewsalert6102]

I saw this and "Hey Jude" on alternate Sunday nights (I think), shown by video on the Smothers Brothers show.

[@sharonketley5923]

Always been my favourite Beatles song ever since I first heard it as a kid….love the whole concept of the lyrics 💕

[@b3stanga697]

You need to check out The Beatles doing Helter Skelter, a favorite of Charles Manson. Paul does one of the greatest screams in rock history!

[@jordan390a]

The Ballad of John and Yoko, For You Blue and Get Back were excellent examples of latter day Beatles rockers...

[@johnpbh]

LEE, They were a band that could DO IT... As that rooftop showed... Remember, this was just 2 years after the end of their last tour in August 66. So much muscle memory that all they had to do was stand up and play. So much variety in their music making ALL the time... So glad we had a youtube Beatles on a Sunday. Keep on Rocking young sir. (Much love to ALL the family).

[@glawnow1959]

Notice at 1:46, after John begins singing, George turns to Paul and says, "John's mic is shit!" Love the Beatles. And the original mono mix rules!

[@joelliebler5690]

They could rock out as a testament to their versatility!

[@meredithsmyth7059]

So far so good, I got to see this on Easter. Yay! 👍 I really enjoy your reviews. Thanks.

[@michaelm6948]

The Beatles live playing experience in Hamburg, Germany prior to 1963 is what made them. No other UK band of the era had the intensity of live playing they gained in Hamburg. They were playing dives for 14 hours a day, which went on for several years.

[@jamesm.3967]

This video was common at the time recorded live vocals with a playback track previously recorded. Kind of a hybrid video for television.

[@AdaedA1]

They played five sets a day every day when they were in Germany. That was their training ground. They did it all. They definitely rocked out.

[@bobschenkel7921]

Distortion is the name of the game on this tune. John has his distortion turned WAY UP, and it fits "Revolution" perfectly. Not sure who is on the keys, maybe Paul, maybe John and maybe Billy Preston, maybe. I'm not sure that "Revolution 9" qualifies as a song, It is listed as a track on the White Album, but you will have to decide on your own if it is a "song".

[@bobschenkel7921]

OK, Nicky Hopkins on Electric Piano. I thought he only really worked with The Stones.

[@bobschenkel7921]

Except Nicky's brief stint in the Jerry Garcia Band.

[@Klinkerklunk]

A bit of history. The Beatles broadcast this on the David Frost show in 1968. British television had a bizarre law where live acts couldn't completely lip sync a song for viewing. The Beatles used a pre-recorded instrument track from the single and obviously sang live over it. This is why the live version of Hello Goodbye (wearing Sgt Pepper uniforms) was lost for so many years. It was completely lip synced with Paul obviously flubbing parts of his vocal timing, so it wasn't seen for decades. They also recorded this live version of Revolution in the studio on a stage to make it seem like they were actually on the David Frost Show. The same thing was done with Hey Jude.

[@beatlejim64]

Filmed on September 4, 1968...

[@beatlesarebest]

The Beatles ROCK!!!!

[@-R.Gray-]

For this promotional video, filmed on Sept.4/68 at Twickenham studios, only the lead and backup vocals were recorded live. They were just miming the playing of the instruments, to their studio performances. This was their way of getting around the new Musicians' Union no miming rule. George Martin said that the distortion on the guitars was created by overdriving the mic preamp inputs on the Abbey Road console when it was recorded previously on July 10. If the instruments were live, they would have shown Nicky Hopkins' electric piano solo, but to take your attention away from his absence, that's when you said the cameras and editing went crazy.

[@mike60510]

At 1:47, you can see George Harrison look over to Paul and say "John's mic is shit"

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

Thanks for explaining this. I wondered where the hell the keyboard was coming from, and then suspected all the hubbub was meant to distract from that.

[@bidensucks8664]

Most versatile band in history.

[@itsmadfar]

Thanks for this! Love your appreciation of my musical heroes! And no interruptions! Yahoo!

[@DaBadger354]

You don't see who is playing keyboard but I think it was Nicky Hopkins formerly from the Rolling Stones. I saw Ringo in an interview one time and he said that sometimes they had their problems and differences but once they starting playing they each gave it their best. He also said that Paul was the one who was the workaholics in the band and sometimes they would be just sitting around and the phone would ring and they all knew it was Paul on the phone saying hey lets get back in the studio and make some more music. Ringo said if it wasn't for Paul they probably would have made fewer albums and he was in retrospect glad that Paul pushed them to do more music.

[@thescrewfly]

Nicky Hopkins wasn't "from" the Rolling Stones, he played on quite a few tracks for them but only as a session man. In the early 60s he was a member of Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages and the Cyril Davies All Stars (in the same scene the Stones emerged from). In the mid 60s he was a member of the Jeff Beck Group but his poor health (Crohn's disease) and repeated hospitalisation often sabotaged his career as a gigging musician and he mostly did studio work, despite offers to join The Who and The Kinks. He later moved to the US and worked with the Steve Miller Band and Jefferson Airplane, among others, and became an official member of Quicksilver Messenger Service, though I don't think he actually toured with them. He died in 1994 at the age of 50. No, I'm not a Hopkins fanatic, I've just been collecting this kind of info since I was 16 (long before Wikipedia existed!).

[@gavinmallett9331]

Happy Easter Lee. Another great reaction to another GREAT song! I think you might enjoy watching the film 'Backbeat'. Its about their early years in Hamburg & shows how the band formed their sound as well as how they got to be so tight & together.

[@leslieporter9228]

Might I suggest the live video of "Let It Be". Great job, rock on!

[@mikefetterman6782]

John is playing lead guitar on this one, just like Get Back.

[@donnabertolotti8954]

The Get Back sessions and the rooftop concert - you'll see more

[@DJcool-tr1tk]

There’s many versions of this song. One is the stereo version, one is the mono version, and one is the music video version.

[@WendyDarling1974]

What of the things I have always found unique about the Beatles is that they stopped doing concerts about halfway through their fame. You get music videos where you see them, you get Let It Be, the rooftop concert, and a couple other things, but generally, for both of those songs, there’s no live version you can see and no version anyone saw except people in the studio. And a lot of their work involved the type of studio work.

[@guyhubert9121]

You are going to have a lot of fun listening to révolution 9 !

[@goonbelly5841]

number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9.......

[@hoot444]

namdaednoemnruT

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

Played backwards, Number 9, number 9, number 9, number 9... supposedly sounds like Turn me on dead man - another clue to the Paul is dead thing that was floating around in 1969.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

@@Royale_with_Cheeze If you go into it thinking that's what it says, you can't hear anything else. Oh the fun we had in our dorm room late at night, with the belt disconnected and pushing the platter backwards with a pencil eraser.

[@Royale_with_Cheeze]

​@@sourisvoleur4854 Today, you only need to use audio editing software that allows you to play the music backwards.

[@fgrady1]

The Revolution video you saw was the second one made. All the music you heard is from the single mix minus the lead singing. The electric piano/organ was played by Nicky Hopkins who played with the Stones, Nilsson, Lennon, Kinks , the Who and many other artists and groups.

[@Squarewave39]

Love the faster, distorted version here prefer the slower version on the white album. Interesting note McCartney‘s Hoffner base with the two pick ups close to the bass position had been stolen from him and returned this year. Also, George’s red Gibson started life as a gold top owned by Rick Derringer who sent it back to Gibson to be refinished. It came back red, and he didn’t like the way it played ended up with Eric Clapton, purchasing it in a pawnshop and later, giving it to George.

[@michaelwalker5257]

I think the 'crazy' part involved the fact that they were - in fact - singing about revolution. . . so they stepped out a bit. I'm so glad I was coming of age when they showed up.

[@bobguitarlearner8007]

Ya you're right, they were singing about revolution, literally. John was "out" and "in" when it came to talk of revolution. The whole concept seems lost in translation these days.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

John actually was scolding the far left that wanted to tear up the constitution over the Vietnam War.

[@DJ-bj8ku]

@@bobguitarlearner8007 John actually was scolding the far left that wanted to tear up the constitution over the Vietnam War.

[@nordogvids]

One of my favorites

[@williamstlouis3368]

Another version by them is Revolution 1, so slow and bluesy, on the White Album. Peace out.

[@olgadefeo598]

If you want to watch them playing live, apart from the early years, check out their Get Back rooftop concert, which is the last time they played together, and also the promo video for Hey Bulldog, which in itself is quite mad, in a good way ❤️

[@bobguitarlearner8007]

Hey Bulldog is a must

[@olgadefeo598]

@@bobguitarlearner8007 Dave Grohl's favourite Beatles song 🤩

[@home2624]

​@@olgadefeo598There's a video on you tube of Dave Grohl singing Hey Bulldog with Jeff Lynne of ELO.

[@jaggerone1]

As someone already mentioned Rvolution 9 is not a song it's a sound collage by John Yoko and George. Paul was having a day off 😊

[@martinrenzhofer8241]

You must look at The Beatles' Past Master collections. Loaded with singles not from albums. Great reactions, by the way. I'm much older but the music appears to effect us the same way.

[@georgeperkins4171]

THE masters at work. The who have their vibe

[@ronniechilds2002]

Man, the tone of those guitars...leave it the Beatles to come up with that. Just one of the million things they were the best at. Everybody else made music--they made magic. Can you imagine them making that kinda noise in, say, Hamburg, at 2:00 am on a Friday night?

[@ednicholson7839]

I think in this performance the vocals are live but the music was from the studio recording. That was a common way for bands to appear more live on film or tv back then while getting a more polished instrumental sound relative to the technology back then.